StaffingTools, the Bloomington, IN-based online training provider, has established a dedicated Prepress Training Solution division, designed to fill “the education gap in graphic-arts workflows.”
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“Our customers come to us because they find that although they may have the right software, paper, ink, and press, they often don't have employees with adequate skills to maximize all that great equipment,” says Julie Jankowski, StaffingTools' vice president of strategic development.

The new division has announced three new courses available immediately: Illustrator CS: Drawing, Tools and Text; Illustrator CS: Layers, Advanced Features and Output; and InDesign CS: PageMaker Plug-in. The new courses will be part of the StaffingTools Prepress Training Solution Library, which includes a range of courses designed for the prepress and graphic-arts professional.

All Prepress Training Solution courses are offered online and are available 24/7 for an entire year. Price: $149.95 per course ($99.95 through August 31, 2004); annual access to the entire library is available for $300 per user. (StaffingTools: www.staffingtools.com)